What The Holidays In The 2000s Were Really Like, In GIFs

Tradition plays a huge part in the magic surrounding the holidays — there's just a special joy and comfort that comes from knowing you have the same things to look forward to every year when December rolls around. However, each decade does have its quirky little differences. What the holidays in the 2000s were like was naturally different than what holidays in the '90s were like, due to the changing trends of the time. So what were holidays in the early '00s like? Let's explore — in GIFs, of course, because there's literally a GIF for every occasion. Even the ridiculous ones. Especially the ridiculous ones.

Although the '90s get the bulk of the nostalgic spotlight these days, the early '00s certainly deserve more fanfare than they get. Not to mention the fact that people often wax nostalgic about things from the '90s that were actually from the early '00s. As a '90s "kid" and an early '00s high school/college student, it's safe to say I got the best of both worlds — I'm realistic about each decade's shortcomings and its strengths. And when it comes to the latter, the early '00s had them in spades around the holidays. In other words, as comically bad as some of the trends we were rockin' (around the Christmas tree) may seem now, they made for one heck of a holiday season back then.

But, really, the only way to adequately describe what holidays in the '00s were really like is through GIFs.